Álvaro Silva (footballer)

Álvaro Peralta Silva Linares (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo ˈsilβa]; born 30 March 1984) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays for Thai club BG Pathum United F.C. and the Philippines national team as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Silva and the second or maternal family name is Linares.
Álvaro Silva
Silva with the Philippines at the 2019 Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Peralta Silva Linares
Date of birth (1984-03-30) 30 March 1984
Place of birth Andújar, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 BG Pathum United
Number 77
Youth career
Marbella
Vázquez Cultural
Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Málaga B 58 (0)
2003–2004 → Marbella (loan) 34 (0)
2006–2009 Málaga 46 (1)
2008–2009 → Xerez (loan) 21 (0)
2009–2011 Cádiz 60 (1)
2011–2013 Xerez 13 (1)
2012 → Petrolul Ploiești (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2014 Khazar 41 (1)
2014–2015 Al-Qadsia 0 (0)
2015–2016 Daejeon Citizen 22 (0)
2017 Hanoi 14 (4)
2018 Kedah 13 (0)
2019 Ceres–Negros 0 (0)
2019– BG Pathum United 0 (0)
2019 → Suphanburi (loan) 13 (1)
National team‡
2014– Philippines 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:11, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

He played for clubs in Spain, Romania, Azerbaijan, Kuwait, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand during his senior career, notably amassing Segunda División totals of 165 matches and two goals at the service of Málaga B, Málaga, Xerez (two spells) and Cádiz.

Born in Spain, Silva represented the Philippines since 2014.

Club career

Silva was born in Andújar, Jaén. After one loan, he made his senior debut with Atlético Malagueño, appearing in two second division seasons and being relegated in the latter. His first contact with the first team came in 2006–07, also in the second level (33 games, one goal).[1]

In 2008–09, Silva was loaned by Málaga for a second time, to another Andalusian side, Xerez CD, appearing relatively as they achieved a first-ever La Liga promotion. On 16 July 2009 he returned to Málaga, being immediately released and joining neighbors Cádiz CF in the second level for three years.[2] A starter through most of the campaign, he suffered relegation this time.

Silva returned to division two and Xerez in the summer of 2011.[3] After only one league appearance in the first half of the season, however, he moved abroad and penned a six-month contract with Liga I club FC Petrolul Ploiești.[4]

In January 2013, Silva signed an 18-month deal with Khazar Lankaran FK of the Azerbaijan Premier League.[5] He won his second piece of silverware on 23 October of that year, featuring against Neftchi Baku PFK in the Azerbaijan Supercup.[6]

After his stint in Azerbaijan, Silva turned down offers from clubs in Israel, Qatar and Spain which included Marbella FC, in favor of Kuwaiti Premier League's Qadsia SC.[7] On 30 August 2016, he left Daejeon Citizen FC and began training with Indonesian club Arema Cronus F.C. who was poised to sign him pending a successful medical,[8] but eventually nothing came of it.[9]

Silva joined V.League 1 side Hanoi FC on 21 December 2016, for one year.[10]

International career

In early 2014, Silva started work on getting his Filipino passport as his paternal grandmother was Filipino.[11] so he would be eligible to play for the Philippines national team. By mid-June, he arrived in Manila to further process his documents.[12]

Silva made his international debut on 31 October 2014, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 friendly win against Nepal.[13]

Personal life

Silva was born to Spanish parents – his father being of Filipino descent[11]– and traces his Filipino roots to Cavite and Iloilo.[12][14] His younger brother, Enrique, was also a footballer.[15]

Club statistics
As of 29 July 2018[16]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Málaga B 2004–05[17] Segunda División B 360——360
2005–06[17] Segunda División B 220——220
Total 580——580
Marbella (loan) 2003–04[17] Segunda División B 340——340
Málaga 2004–05[17] La Liga 0010—10
2005–06[17] Segunda División 0000—00
2006–07[17] Segunda División 33150—381
2007–08[17] Segunda División 13030—160
Total 46190—551
Xerez (loan) 2008–09[17] Segunda División 20010—210
Cádiz 2009–10[17] Segunda División 28000—280
2010–11[17] Segunda División B 301102[lower-alpha 1]0331
Total 5811020611
Xerez 2011–12[17] Segunda División 1010—20
2012–13[17] Segunda División 12110—131
Total 13120—151
Petrolul Ploiești (loan) 2011–12[18] Liga I 8000—80
Khazar 2012–13[18] Azerbaijan Premier League 11140—151
2013–14[18] Azerbaijan Premier League 300313[lower-alpha 2]0361
Total 4117130512
Al-Qadsia 2014–15[18] Kuwaiti Premier League 5[lower-alpha 3]050
Daejeon Citizen 2015[18] K League Classic 7000—70
2016[18] K League Challenge 15010—160
Total 22010—230
Hanoi 2017[18] V.League 1 144005[lower-alpha 4]0194
Kedah 2018[18] Malaysia Super League 130206[lower-alpha 5] 0210
Career total 32782312103749
  1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in AFC Cup
  4. Appearances in AFC Cup and AFC Champions League
  5. Appearances in Malaysia Cup

Honours

Xerez

Khazar

Al-Qadsia

Individual

References
  1. Calleja, J. L. (25 September 2006). "El Málaga despierta en la reanudación y Roberto salva una goleada mayor" [Málaga wake up in second half and Roberto prevents bigger rout]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. "El defensa Álvaro Silva ficha por el Cádiz" [Defender Álvaro Silva signs for Cádiz]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 July 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  3. "El Xerez ficha al defensa Álvaro Silva para las dos próximas temporadas" [Xerez sign defender Álvaro Silva for the next two seasons]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  4. "Alvaro Silva Linares merge în Antalya" [Alvaro Silva Linares joins squad in Antalya] (in Romanian). Petrolul Ploiești. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  5. "A contract was signed with Alvaro Silva". Lankaran FC. January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  6. "Khazar Lankaran 2–1 Neftchi Baku". Soccerway. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  7. "El marbellí Álvaro Silva jugará en Kuwait en el Qadsia Sporting Club" [Marbella's own Álvaro Silva will play in Kuwait for Qadsia Sporting Club] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  8. Adnan, Muhamad Rais (30 August 2016). "Arema Cronus Semakin Dekat Kontrak Mantan Pemain Malaga" [Arema Cronus gets closer in signing former Malaga player] (in Indonesian). Goal. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  9. "Tampik Alvaro Silva, Arema Cronus Pertahankan Goran Ganchev" (in Indonesian). Bolanesia. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  10. "Ha Noi T&T sign contract with Alvaro Silva". Vietnamnet. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  11. ¿Puedo obtener la doble nacionalidad?; at Justizia (in Spanish)
  12. Tupas, Cedelf (15 June 2014). "Filipino-Spanish defender set to join Azkals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  13. Marín, Dani (1 November 2014). "Álvaro Silva debuta con la selección absoluta de Filipinas" [Álvaro Silva makes full debut with Philippines national team] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  14. Faustine de Guzman, Nicky (29 June 2014). "Home run hero". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  15. "Kike Silva: Enrique Silva Linares". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  16. Álvaro Silva at FootballDatabase.eu
  17. "Silva: Álvaro Silva Linares". BDFutbol. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  18. "Álvaro Silva". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
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